WP_REST_Server::json_error() protected WP 4.4.0

Retrieves an appropriate error representation in JSON.

Note: This should only be used in WP_REST_Server::serve_request(), as it cannot handle WP_Error internally. All callbacks and other internal methods should instead return a WP_Error with the data set to an array that includes a 'status' key, with the value being the HTTP status to send.

{} It's a method of the class: WP_REST_Server{}

No Hooks.

Return

String. JSON representation of the error

Usage

// protected - for code of main (parent) or child class
$result = $this->json_error( $code, $message, $status );

$code(string) (required)

WP_Error-style code.

$message(string) (required)

Human-readable message.

$status(int)

HTTP status code to send.
Default: null

Changelog

Code of WP_REST_Server::json_error() WP REST Server::json error ^{WP 5.5.1}

<?php
protected function json_error( $code, $message, $status = null ) {
	if ( $status ) {
		$this->set_status( $status );
	}

	$error = compact( 'code', 'message' );

	return wp_json_encode( $error );
}